Clinton, Carter last living former Dem presidents

The Associated Press

Published 12:00 am, Monday, January 21, 2013

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State Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton, center, and former President Bill Clinton, greet guests at a luncheon after the ceremonial swearing-in of President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Jan. 21, 2013. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) less

State Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton, center, and former President Bill Clinton, greet guests at a luncheon after the ceremonial swearing-in of President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden on Capitol ... more

The two are the only living Democrats who have occupied the White House. Clinton was accompanied by his wife, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, who is departing as Obama's second term gets under way.

Former first lady Rosalynn Carter accompanied her husband for the ceremonies at the Capitol's West front.

Neither former President George W. Bush nor his father, former President George H.W. Bush, were expected to attend. Both are Republicans. The elder Bush was recently released from the hospital, where he was treated for bronchitis and other issues.